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Cecil Day Lewis Short Story & Poetry Awards
The annual Cecil Day Lewis Award Ceremony for 2002 took place in Athy Library on Thursday 10th April. The Athy Town Council Cultural Committee initiated the awards, to celebrate the association of Cecil Day Lewis with South Kildare.
Athy Town Council, in association with Kildare Library and Arts Service sponsor the awards in poetry, short story and the one-act plays. Prizes - personalised notebooks - were presented by Councillor Mark Dalton, Cathaoirleach of Athy Town Council. The evening was introduced by Lucina Russell, Kildare County Arts Officer and the winning entries were read by well known local writer John Mac Kenna and Kill based actress and drama tutor, Kate Connaughton.
Junior Poetry and Short Stories Award Winners
| 1st prize | 2nd Prize | 3rd Prize | Highly Commended |
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Aine Redmond, Kilkea N.s., Kilkea, Co. Kildare. "The Leaves" |
Katie Dempsey, Scoil Ide Naofa, Kilmead, Athy, "My Scary Pet" |
Lauren McCormack, "On a Halloween Night" |
Emer Finn, Rebecca Walsh, Jean Miley, Enrice Marugliana, Eva Walsh |
| 1st prize | 2nd Prize | 3rd Prize | |
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Katie Byrne, Moone N.S. Athy, "Halloween" |
Aoife Flynn, Athy, "My Bus Stop" |
Joseph Fitzpatrick, Churchtown N.S. Athy. "On the Farm" |
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Senior Primary Poetry and Short Stories Awards
| 1st prize | 2nd Prize | 3rd Prize | |
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Liley-Beth Griffen Athy. "The World as I see it" |
Nikita O'Rourke, Scoil Ide Naofa, Athy. "Poetry" |
Ciara O' Connor, Scoil Mhicil Naofa, Athy, "One Halloween Night" |
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| 1st prize | 2nd Prize | 3rd Prize | Highly Commended |
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Andrea Whelan, Convent of Mercy Naas. "I Wonder Whats Out There" |
Niamh Russell, Convent of Mercy Naas. "I Wonder Why" |
Amy Nolan Convent of Mercy, Naas. "A Sisterly Spell" |
Niamh O' Sullivan, Lauren Sheehan, Scott Mc Cormack Hunter, Aislinn McFadden, Adam Noonan, Miriam Di Nardi, Howard Levell, Stacey Quinn, Louise Fingleton. |
| 1st prize | 2nd Prize | 3rd Prize | Highly Commended |
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Aislinn Mitchell, St. Colmcilles N.S., Moone. "My Brother Peter" |
Clare O'Reilly, Convent of Mercy Naas, "Clip" |
Joe Keane, Scoil Na Mainstreach, Celbridge, "The Hurricane" |
Cillian Woods, Mary Louise Fitzpatrick, Ruth Talbot |
Post Primary Poetry and Short Story Winners
| 1st prize | 2nd Prize | 3rd Prize | Highly Commended |
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Louise Cully, Scoil Mhuire, Rathstewart, Athy, "Dawn" |
Barbara Davis, St. Mary's College, Nass. "Are We Subjective?" |
Melanie Young, Clane, "My Hero" |
Louise Cully, Sinead Anne Doyle, Nigel Holhan, Claire Boland, Karen White, Niamh Collins, Niall Hetherington, Kelly Prior, Niamh Collins, Alice Oladagi, Jennifer Coffey, Siobhan Albreacht |
| 1st prize | 2nd Prize | 3rd Prize | Highly Commended |
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Matthew Mullins, Newbridge College, "Swept Away In One Day" |
Lydia Farrell, Maynooth Post Primary, Athy, "The True End of Dracula" |
Claire Boland, St. Brigids Post Primary, Athy, "Raindrops" |
Paul Quirke, Rebecca Jones, Diarmuid Glynn, Veronica Muller, Carol Gleeson, Fiona Mahon, Sean Murray, Ciara Dillon, James Lynch, Simon Kenna, Tara Hanley, Maeve Kearney, Sharon Byrne, Suzanne Lawlor |
Adult Poetry and Short Stories Award Winners
| 1st prize | 2nd Prize | 3rd Prize | Highly Commended |
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Geraldine Doyle Athy "Life" |
Claire O'Reilly, Maynooth "Four Year Speak" |
May Leonard, Naas, "On The Outside" |
Kate Dempsey, |
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Nuala Ní Chonchuir
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Liz Healy
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| Outright Winner | |||
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Kate Dempsey, Maynooth |
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